Partha Bijjam

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Meaning of Gayatri Mantra - Science of Creation

(A) Om bhur bhuvah swah:

Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per second.This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it to other colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam brahma" , meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great noise), but not a noise that is normally beyond a specific amplitude and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven.They also noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy (prana).

(B) Tat savitur varenyam:

Tat (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect.
Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may locate
the specific person. Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid ground
to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested.
He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known factors,
viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars). A mathematician can solve an
equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An engineer can
measure the width of a river even by standing at the river bank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under:-

(C) Bhargo devasya dheemahi:

Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate.
The rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of suns)
to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do japa of the
word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how the sage wants
us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realise it, as the human mind
is so shaky and restless that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under:

(D) Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat:

Dhiyo (intellect), yo (he), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path.

The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies(swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God).

That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur)
is worthy of bowing/respect(varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate(dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our (nah)
intellect (dhiyo). So we notice that the important points hinted in the mantra are:-

1) The total kinetic energy generated by the movement galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy).

2) Realising the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and
Ameen.

3) The God could be realised through the saguna (gross), upasana (method), i.e.,

a) by chanting the name of the supreme as OM and

b) by meditating upon the light emitted by stars (suns).


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Deal a day sites are springing up over the internet. They are fun and you can find out about bargain with out being overwhelmed by choices. Act fast, because when they sell out, they're gone.

Here are the ones from my bookmarks. Update me if I miss anything

Woot
My fav one. Primarily focuses on electronic items, and few cooking related ones too. Updated daily at 12AM CST. Look out for "bag of crap" deal. They will sell out in minutes.

Yugster
Well written and designed one. Also features second chance offer, when the original product is sold out. Updated daily at 5AM CST.

Buy
Deal a day from one of the biggest shopping site. Unline others, this site lists the quantity left over.

Woot Wine
One week, one wine offer.

Daily Zort
Mostly camping, outdoor, sports equipment.

Midnight Box
Combines one day a deal offer, with a guessing game

Bfiz
Jewelry. Makes you better half happy.

Steep and Cheap
Outdoor equipment.

Going today
For musicians

Daily Sale Item

Shnoop
Another new deal a day site launching in August. Looks cool.

Slashdot reports that, Indian bloggers noticed that contents from few blogs being blocked by the ISPs. Looks like they are censoring the blogs based on few keywords. It might make sense, if they use such techniques to curb terrorism or porn or religious hatred, but I heard few bloggers complaining that blogs related to fight against reservation quota have been blocked. What the hell UPA govt is trying to do? F****** are trying to resort to all activities to suppress the anti reservation movement. Are we under monocratic rule?

All the bloggers have organised themselves into Bloggers collective and are planning to file a RTI (Right To Information) application to obtain the blocked list. Heard that RTI body is working fine. Hope we can get better information about the situation.

There is a dangerous virus being passed electronically, orally, and by hand. This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from any of your colleagues, your boss or anyone else via any means, do not touch it. This virus will wipe out your private life completely. If you should come into contact with WORK, put your jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest bar. Purchase the antidote known as Work-Isolator-Neutralizer-Extractor (WINE) or Bothersome-Employer-Eliminator-Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

According to Microsoft PressPass, Bill Gates will be leaving his role at Microsoft in July 2008. He'll be staying with the company, but is also moving to a more fulltime position with the Gates Foundation. Effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company announced a two-year transition process to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates' daily responsibilities, and said that after July 2008 Gates would continue to serve as the company's chairman and an adviser on key development projects.' CTO Ray Ozzie will assume Gates' role of Chief Software Architect, and CTO Craig Mundie will also take on more leadership responsibility.

I guess its the time for all microsoft bashers, who doesnt like his business practices or OS, must realize that they dont have right to belittle him. I believe Bill, as one of the modern day humanitarians. This guy wants to quit his responsibilities, to share his smiles and wealth to the less fortunate. Will you manage to give away 80% of your fortune before you die? Give him a break!

Source: Slashdot

Supporting the discussions about google going to compete with microsoft's office suite, Google has released on-line spreadsheet system. You can share spreadsheets with other users and can chat while you're editing -- multiplayer spreadsheets! It can read both CSV and XLS formats. Right now, its released as limited test edition, invitations would be sent on first-come first-served basis for signed up users.
Recent services, Google notebook and calendar based on AJAX technology looks pretty cool.

PCWorld lists out the 100 best and 25 worst products for 2006.

100 Best Products
25 Worst Products

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Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over -- 50,000,000 children start playing tennis, 5,000,000 learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?". And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?"
Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u Going.....

"From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life."

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For sure, neither corrupted congress nor extremist BJP.
Then ???

Thought of sharing this for electronic lovers
Ishkur's guide to electronic

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NASA administrator Griffin on a visit to Indian space facilities in Bangalore has signed an agreement to explore the moon with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This agreement will see NASA instruments on a 2008 Indian moon mission, and further cooperation is being explored. Sify has a different take on the visit.

Discovery Channelreports
Vegetables Fight Global Warming

It turns out there's something anyone can do right now to make a big impact on global warming, says one climate researcher: Eat more veggies.

A new study of how much greenhouse gas is released into the atmosphere by the production of food shows that the difference between a meat-based and plant-based diet amounts to the same as driving an SUV versus a small sedan.

The calculations are based on data and a basic ecological concept that have been around for decades, but no one had actually done the math.

"It's just never been done," said climate researcher Gidon Eshel of the University of Chicago. "The data is simply there to mine."

Eshel and colleague Pamela Martin have published their study in the current issue of the scientific journal Earth Interactions.

In its long evolution, Windows has grown so complicated that it is harder to secure. Well these images make the point very well. Both images are a complete map of the system calls that occur when a web server serves up a single page of html with a single picture. The same page and picture. A system call is an opportunity to address memory. A hacker investigates each memory access to see if it is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack. The developer must do QA on each of these entry points. The more system calls, the greater potential for vulnerability, the more effort needed to create secure applications.

Apache Image vs IIS Image

Source: Zdnet

Imagine
Takin pic of a gal thru your mobile phone and sending it to Microsoft's photo2search. In few seconds, you get everything you wanna know about her. What else you need to make up your day?

Thats how Photo2search works for any landmark. :).

For more Photo2Search

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There is unique thing about this puzzle. As soon as I finish the puzzle, I will end up losing 26 valuable years in my life. :(

Couple of days back, we have been to the Rehman's 'Indo American Cultural Exchange Charity Concert' with our expectations not set very high. They had Vasundara Daas apart from the master to add up the list. Still, I was excited to watch the man in action. ARR made a grand entry in white and in his shy voice, greeted everyone.

The concert went on with tunes from Rang De Basanthi, Yuva, Bombay, Zikhr from Bose and Takshak. Master looked youthful and he definitely had an attracting charisma in his face. He was performing on a synthesiser, and was also lending his voice for certain bits.


The best part of the show was the jubilant performance from the students studying at the American universities. Apart from the hands-on Indian music, they shared their voice and danced for both Hindi and Tamil songs. After 3 hrs of fantastic entertainment, the show ended up with fitting finale Vandemataram. Forgetting cultural and regional barriers, the show went on very lively and definitely memorable one.

Random Thought

"Different colors from the brush of an artist make a wonderful picture, different tunes blended together give rise to a melody, Similarly why cannot the people of different ethnicities form together as humans and uphold humanity.

I yearn for that day when all the intricacies of religious barriers will seem very little and people from all over will come together with a common bond. Let us today set an example so that our posterity shall breathe the air of universal oneness."

Imagine the world where the power of love dominates the love of power ...
Praying for Peace revolution ...
Shalom

Birth is peaceful, Death is peaceful
Why cant we make the transition(Life) peaceful?

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